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Peach Upside-Down Cornmeal Cake

Peach Upside-Down Cornmeal Cake

The peach season is almost over in New York. I thought I’d make Peach Upside-Down Cornmeal Cake while I still could. It’s an almost fool proof recipe but there are a few things to keep in mind.
  • Use ripe but firm peaches.
  • Don’t overcook the butter-sugar mixture.
  • Use less sugar in the batter if you want it to taste more like corn bread than cake.

Peach Upside-Down Cornmeal Cake

Ingredients:
  • 8 tbsp. room temperature unsalted butter, divided
  • 1/2  cup sugar, divided
  • 3 ripe peaches, sliced into wedges ¼ inch thick
  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2  cup heavy cream
Preheat the oven to 350o.
Peach Upside-Down Cornmeal Cake
Place 4 tbsp. butter in a 10-inch cast iron pan on medium heat. Add ¼ cup of the sugar and stir until it melts and begins to color – about 4-5 minutes.  Remove the pan from the heat and place the peach slices around its edge and cover the bottom in one layer.
Peach Upside-Down Cornmeal Cake

Mix the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Cream the remaining 4 tbsp. butter and ¼ cup of sugar in another bowl. Beat each egg and add one at a time and mix into the creamed butter. Now mix in the vanilla and cream.
Peach Upside-Down Cornmeal Cake Combine the dry and wet ingredients. Spread the batter over the peach slices in the pan and smooth it out with a spatula.

Bake for 20-25 minutes until the top starts to color. Let the skillet cool for 10 minutes then run a knife around the edges of the pan to loosen the cake. Cover the pan with a large plate and flip it over. Tap on the bottom of the pan and let it rest for a few minutes while everything settles then remove the pan.  It’s a perfect desert but I like it for breakfast.

Peach Upside-Down Cornmeal Cake 

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